New Zealand Racing, 2009-10

[my miss storm cat]

Thanks ed.

The only name I knew when I was looking around (Hall of Fame) was Bonecrusher and, being an idiot, hadn't heard of him till I mentioned the other, (slower ) Bonecrusher who was racing in Dubai a couple of years ago.

Ummmm okay that field is completely and insanely good!

Good luck to Sir Slick , Esquire.

Hope he wins but will be very happy of Tell a Tale or Red Ruler win (or Bounldless, or...)

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Good luck to Sir Slick , Esquire.

The old boy went another mighty race - 5th.

Tell A Tale went even better, and Mark Walker says his best year might be next year.

But the winner, and probable Horse of the Year...

Vosne Romanee!

It's an amazing story - the owners had never won a single race before they got VR, and they were pretty happy with his 6 wins in lower class races until this season. Now he's won three G1s and $1.2 million! Must be like a dream for them.

And he's hard not to like...


Replays...

G1 NZ Stakes (VR and great performance by Sir and TAT) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjJJEbHdWpw

G1 Diamond Stakes (Banchee is stepping out of her champion big sister's shadow!) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4xtuWpco_o

And that's the end of a great Derby week.

[my miss storm cat]

Didn't you once tell me something about Vosne Romanee and how he didn't sell as a young one?

Anyway lovely for him and for his connections and oh Sir and Banchee!

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Yeah, that's right. People said he was too narrow in his front half to be a racehorse. Um, yeah, about that...

Another good NZ horse, Tavistock (or Lord Tavistock as he's known in Australia), won a G2 at Flemington yesterday.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Yeah, that's right. People said he was too narrow in his front half to be a racehorse. Um, yeah, about that...

Another good NZ horse, Tavistock (or Lord Tavistock as he's known in Australia), won a G2 at Flemington yesterday.

Is there a reason for this?

(... and am I crazy or wasn't Falstaff known as Our Falstaff over there? Something like that!).

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Something like that.

It's because there's another horse in Australia already registered with the name Tavistock. It doesn't matter if it's a horse that's only raced once in some country track and finished last - they still have to change the name of the NZ horse.

Mufhasa is another one - he's called King Mufhasa in Australia.

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The Oaks on Saturday...

1 21114 Zarzuela 1 86 56.0 James McDonald (a) Mark Walker, Matamata
2 20113 Eileen Dubh 4 85 56.0 Jonathan Riddell Francis Finnegan, Woodville
3 12176 Adaline (AUS) 12 82 56.0 Leith Innes Stephen McKee, Ardmore
4 12192 Keep The Peace 19 82 56.0 Opie Bosson Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
5 22911 A Chance To Dream (AUS) 10 80 56.0 Mark Du Plessis John Sargent, Matamata
6 11322 November Rain 2 78 56.0 Michael Walker Richard Collett, Pukekohe Park
7 18561 Posavina 13 78 56.0 Hayden Tinsley Mark Walker, Matamata
8 25543 Corsage 5 74 56.0 Vinnie Colgan Mark Walker, Matamata
9 31773 Miss Sharapova 6 74 56.0 Michael Coleman Ken Kelso, Matamata
10 43171 Nike Princess 23 73 56.0 Paul Taylor Donna, Dean Logan & Chris Gibbs, Ruakaka
11 96308 Jungle Juice 21 70 56.0 Rosie Myers (a) Donna, Dean Logan & Chris Gibbs, Ruakaka
12 16913 La Marina 15 70 56.0 Robert Hannam Janelle Millar, New Plymouth
13 05810 Poppy Rose 18 70 56.0 Lisa Allpress Danica Guy, Matamata
14 98123 Shamarose (AUS) 22 70 56.0 Buddy Lammas Graham Richardson, Matamata
15 52126 Platinum Princess 16 69 56.0 Kelly Myers Lisa Latta, Awapuni
16 34148 Southern Heights 9 69 56.0 Chris Johnson Guy Lowry & Grant Cullen, Hastings
17 54314 Miraflores 3 68 56.0 Sam Spratt Mark Walker, Matamata
18 0184 Utopia 20 68 56.0 Scratching John Sargent, Matamata
19 90418 The Goddaughter 11 68 56.0 Darryl Bradley John Sargent, Matamata
20 63416 Pomellato 17 67 56.0 Mark Walker, Matamata
21 72272 Innocent Lady 7 59 56.0 Graeme & Mark Sanders, Te Awamutu
22 56292 Ekstra Dane 14 59 56.0 Bryce Revell, New Plymouth
23 5534 Arctic Heights 8 56 56.0 John Sargent, Matamata

Love this field. Zarzuela or A Chance To Dream, I think.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Something like that.

It's because there's another horse in Australia already registered with the name Tavistock. It doesn't matter if it's a horse that's only raced once in some country track and finished last - they still have to change the name of the NZ horse.

Mufhasa is another one - he's called King Mufhasa in Australia.

So I was looking for Sir Slick news and found this instead...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/racing/new...ectid=10635224

Any idea who else is in the George Ryder?